The Thaw Page #5

Now the only safe place|is the helicopter.

We're gonna burn it down.

There's some gasoline|around the back.

- You should wait in the helicopter.|- I'll be okay. Go on.

Go ahead.|Go ahead.

Bet you wish you didn't|get on that helicopter now, huh?

What?

He knew.

"These parasites were|discovered in a thawing glacier.

They are just one...

...of the horrors that will|come from global warming.

And so today I...

...prepare this statement...

...as I prepare myself...

...for the ultimate sacrifice,|the only sacrifice.

Though thousands will die...

...the threat will surely|be contained.

This video, too,|will surely be contained.

But the impact of both...

...will survive...

...spread through the veins|of the internet...

...onto the screens|of the youth...

...into your souls...

...into your spirit.

You will know the need|to sacrifice.

You will know|the time is now.

You were right, Evy.|No one cares.

May I have the tape, please?

Dad, please. Please don't do this.|There has to be another way.

Please.|People listen to you.

- You didn't.|- I only said that to hurt you.

You were right.|You've always been right.

We can change people's minds, but, Dad,|this is not the way to do it, please.

I'm getting on the helicopter.

Alone.

When the fear...|when it spreads...

...the people will know.

- You can't go.|- Maybe he's right.

How could he|possibly be right?

Dad, you were going to save me.|What about everybody else?

What about|other people's children?

How do you know how quickly|they'll be able to isolate it?

How many people|are going to die? Thousands.

Maybe hundreds of thousands.|Plenty more where they came from, right?

Please. Please don't.

I'm sorry.

Dad!

No!

- No.|- The window... gotta go to the window.

Oh my God.

That's Dr. Kruipen.|He looks hurt.

Are you okay?

- I should take a look at that.|- No, let's go.

Hey, is there|somebody else in there?

Quarantine.|They're contaminated.

- Are you contaminated?|- No. Let's go.

Aw, sh*t!

Stop, he's infected!

Stop, this whole area's|quarantined!

- He's on the skid.|- If he gets in, we die.

- He's infected.|- What did he say?

This whole area's quarantined.

Something about the quarantine.|We've got to put him down.

We can't.

He's infected.

He's rocking us.|I can't stabilize it.

- Jesus Christ. Is he okay?|- He's not moving.

- We need to go now.|- What about her?

- She'll be okay.|- No.

No.

Hey, she's got a gun!

Get up, get up!

Aw, f***!

F***!

Come on!

Oh my God, no, we need|to get you to the helicopter.

No, it's too late.

- No.|- It's too late.

You have to... you have to get your|father's notes. You have to warn them.

I can't.

No, I can't leave you here.|I can't do this.

Yes, you can, Evy.

This is it.

The ball's rolling.

This is the beginning.

No. No.

What is sacrifice?

We keep saying|we want change...

...but we just keep doing the same|shitty things every day.

And that's no justification|for what my father did.

Or what he tried to do.

A body! There's a body|over here!

But I want people to know that he|really did believe he was helping us...

...and he sacrificed everything...|including himself.

I have a pulse!

Come on, let's get|her out of there!

I used to believe that|people couldn't change...

...that all we could do was just...

...have as much fun as we could|before it all came to an end.

But now...

...now I don't want it to end.

All right, we're back and today...

...we're talking|about Evelyn Kruipen...

...daughter of infamous ecologist,|Dr. David Kruipen.

- Max!|- Now she's being hailed as a hero.

- Max, come on.|- She's on the front of every newspaper...

- And website around the globe.|- Come on, boy, let's go.

The Center for Disease Control|said this young woman...

...saved us from total annihilation.

Well, I don't know, Mike.

You're a bit of a conspiracy nut.|What do you think?

Well, callers, what do you think?

What is going to end|the human race?

A giant meteor out of the sky?

Are we all going|to starve to death?

Or is a tiny little bug going|to come and wipe us all out?

First caller, you're on the air.

I honestly think it's just more|global warming propaganda.

I... I think the whole thing's|just a marketing scam.

It's just another example...

...of how vulnerable|we are, you know?

You've got SARS, bird flu, AIDS.

It's just a matter of time|before the big one hits.

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